Sea change: the underwater restaurant with a new approach to marine research
Sunlight is filtering through the turquoise waters, shimmering with the waves. Jellyfish float in graceful downwards zigzags like translucent baubles. Darting from left to right among clumps of swaying kelp are fishes speckled with bronze and streaked with silver. More...
The government's plans to cut student fees threaten life-changing research
The cuts expected to be announced by the government to tuition fees next month will take a vital subsidy for science. More...
Women with master's degrees paid less than men without them in England
Black graduates also paid significantly less on average than white peers, data shows. More..a.
Bobby the banged-up bank robber steals the show – Happy Birthday OU review
From school drop-outs to prison swots, the Open University has educated all-comers for 50 years, posting out flatpacks that would make Ikea blush. Pity the BBC threw this party for itself, not them. More...
If universities cut lecturers' pensions, they should brace themselves for more strikes
The government has singled out universities as the only group that will be given no support to deal with the increased costs of staff pensions in the teachers’ pension scheme. This is extremely worrying. More...
Débat : Et si l’on s’inspirait de l’ethnologie pour changer la formation des élites ?
Leur cécité sur les modes de vie des gens ordinaires serait due, dit-on, à leur origine sociale. Sans doute la plupart des hauts fonctionnaires sont-ils des « héritiers » issus des classes supérieures de la société. Mais diversifier les origines des candidats à ces formations d’élite ne suffira sans doute pas à les doter d’une vision plus réaliste de la société et du monde. Plus...